68 HO IV TO BAIT WITH RAG -WO RMS. 



it will fit well over the edges of the aperture. If a thick piece 

 is not to be had, peg two pieces together. The cork should 

 be attached to the basket by a piece of line, that you may be 

 able to drop it when taking out the bait, and a bit of stick | of 

 an inch thick being thrust through under one of the rods on 

 one side of the cork, a piece of line 18 inches long should be 

 made fast to the rod of the basket nearest the cork on the 

 other side ; this being belayed on the short bit of stick serving 

 as a cleet will ensure the cork keeping in its place. Reservoir 

 courges are sometimes 3 feet long ; these are not towed but 

 kept on a mooring. 



How to Bait with Rag-Worms, The Mud, Rag, or Rock- 

 worm is the next bait, and very valuable, as it can be kept a 

 considerable time with proper care, and is found in the soft 

 mud of harbours, also in sandy gravel and clay formed by the 



FIG. 21. 



decomposition of granite. (See the article, p. 188.) Hook 

 them merely through the head, if small three, if fair sized two, 



FIG. 22. 



at a time, allowing them to hang down their whole length, as 

 fig. 21. A second illustration (fig. 31, p. 85) shows a plan for 

 whiffing hereafter described. These worms should be carried 

 to sea in a wooden box 10 inches by 5 and 2\ deep, the joints 

 pitched, and water \ an inch deep should be kept in it. Put 



